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Construction sector continues strong start to the year

The Irish construction sector’s strong start to the year continues, with the latest Ulster Bank construction purchasing managers’ index (PMI) showing a sharp increase in activity and new orders, a - Subscribe

Construction industry front and centre in National Development Plan

The CIF believes that a centralised database of all capital projects being undertaken by the exchequer and by semi-State bodies is essential as it would provide greater certainty and clarity about ong - Subscribe

Four Celtic Tiger developments that had fire and safety issues

Priory Hall ... Millfield Manor ... Longboat Quay ... Beacon South Quarter ... The council agreed to contribute €1.85 million in December 2016 for the remedial work, while receivers to developer Ber - Subscribe

Negligence in some Celtic Tiger buildings ‘put lives at risk’

The report, to be published today, cites several cases of disastrous failures in building standards, including Priory Hall and Longboat Quay in Dublin. The system of building certification and inspect - Subscribe

Construction activity increases at fastest pace since June

The Ulster Bank construction purchasing managers’ index (PMI) found improving economic conditions supported a higher level of new orders last month, while the 12-month outlook also brightened. The r - Subscribe

A series of recent inspections across more than 150 apartments in the six-block Spencer Dock development have uncovered a number of issues thought to be, in part, the result of construction failings. - Subscribe

Crane count: 80 cranes visible over centre of Dublin on December 1st

Some commentators believe we’re close to the peak of development in this cycle. Tony Waters of HWBC, for example, sees evidence of a slowdown in new office starts, meaning less space is likely to co - Subscribe

Construction expands at fastest pace in five months

“A welcome increase in housing activity saw it record the sharpest increase in activity, thus remaining the strongest performing category last month. Commercial activity also continued to grow stron - Subscribe

Irish housebuilding activity doubles but still far off meeting demand

In October, 1,067 new properties were registered under the building energy rating (BER) scheme, according to Goodbody’s data. That represents an increase of 110 per cent on the same month in 2016. - Subscribe

Crane Watch: 79 cranes visible over centre of Dublin on November 1st

Ronan Corbett, head of offices at Cushman & Wakefield, believes the north docks will see the next wave of office development as there are very few sites or refurbishment opportunities left on the sout - Subscribe

House building below official figures but growing strongly

The Goodbody BER Housebuilding Tracker, which is based on building energy ratings, was formed following increasing doubts about the accuracy of official statistics.
“Our analysis suggests that thes - Subscribe

CSO boss Pádraig Dalton: Using Eircodes could provide new property data to address the crisis

The CSO is helping the Department of Housing to compile more accurate statistics on new house completions following concerns that the existing system of using ESB connections is not accurate. - Subscribe

Housebuilding rate is ‘well below official figure’

Based on building energy ratings, the Goodbody BER housebuilding tracker shows 5,377 houses were completed in 2016. This compares to 14,932 completions indicated by official data, which derives from e - Subscribe

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